U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., is calling for an investigation into the Adams County Correctional Facility, where a riot killed one guard and injured more than a dozen others.

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The prison is run by Corrections Corporation of America, out of Nashville, Tenn. The company is under contract to manage 60 prisons across the country with more than 75,000 inmates.

Thompson, of Bolton, is the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, which has oversight over the Bureau of Prisons and the Adams County facility. Thompson said he has called the inspector general to start the inquiry into the facility and how it manages inmates.

"There are some issues with the privately run facilities, so I think between the Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Homeland Security, you will see some restricting of that process," Thompson said.

"Would you want to see these privately run companies out of the prison business?" asked 16 WAPT's Scott Simmons.

"Well, if they don't do a better job, no question about it," Thompson responded.

CCA is the largest privately run prison operation in the country, with ownership of 47 prisons.

Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield said Sunday's riot that killed 24-year-old senior correctional Officer Catlin Carithers and injured 16 other guards and three inmates was sparked by gang activity. Mayfield said he would meet with CCA on Monday.